Considerable attention is paid to the measures HP uses to evaluate its projects. Is the aim of carefully defining these measures to simplify the project selection process or something else?

Considering all the above, what screens/factors might you suggest to narrow down the set of most desirable projects? What criteria would you use to evaluate the projects on these various factors? Do any of the projects fail to pass these screens due to their extreme values on some of the factors?

Considering the critical path alone for the project n Table, calculate the activity variances and the total variance of the critical path. From this, calculate the standard deviation. Determine the probability of the project being completed within the following times:(a) 30 days.(b) 40 days.(c) 42days.

Considering your own industry, what job-related or employee-related factors would you wish to know before selecting someone to be a project manager or a project engineer on an effort valued at:a. $30,000?b. $300,000?c. $3,000,000?d. $30,000,000?

Construct a list of factors, conditions, and circumstances you think might be important for a manufacturing firm to evaluate during the project selection process. Do the same for a computer repair shop.

Construct a network for the aerospace launch project below and find its criticalpath.

Construct a network for the following training and development project.(a) Draw the network.(b) Find the critical path.(c) From where would you suggest transferring resources, and to what activities, so that the original target training date may bemaintained?

Construct a WBS for the project in Question 19.

Construct the nine elements of the plan identified above.
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D. U. Singer Hospital Products Corp. has done sufficient new product development at the research and development level to estimate a high likelihood of technical success for a product of assured commercial success: A long-term antiseptic. Management

Contract negotiations can easily develop into conflicts. During a disagreement, the vice president of company A ordered his director of finance, the contract negotiator, to break off contract negotiations with company B because the contract negotiator of company B did not report directly to a vice president. How can this situation be reso